Amazon customers could someday be repeating this phrase as the online retail giant this morning received a patent for a shipping label with a built in parachute to help packages make a soft ...

If no manufacturer barcode is available, you can apply Amazon barcode labels yourself or use Amazon’s Label Service for a fee. Shipping labels: Each box must have a shipping label and an FBA box ...

Now, Amazon has outlined plans to pack parachutes into shipping labels, so packages can be safely dropped as the drone buzzes by. According to the patent, the label should be about the same size ...

Amazon has received a patent for a shipping label that includes a built-in parachute, “to enable the delivery of packages by [unpiloted] aerial vehicles (UAVs) or other aerial vehicles.” ...

Though Amazon will not confirm it, Amazon shipping labels and pickups are logical next steps for the company that seems intent on keeping this part of the business a mystery.